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One of the greatest albums ever by one of the greatest bands ever. Every song on this album is great. The lyrics are amazing, the instruments and the vocals are amazing. Also has one of the most recognizable songs ever in Stairway to Heaven. The only thing of negative to say about it, is I like Houses of the Holy more, but only slightly.
Great Album and entry point to LZ
Classic Rock Album Black Dog great opening track one of the best of all time. Every song on the album is incredible. 5/5
Genius.
A wonderful album
Led Zeppelin is a great band, though I don't listen to them often because they're a little bit too classic rock for me. 8/10.
Absolute classic, this was the first zeppelin album I owned.
Album 318. Led Zeppelin IV (https://open.spotify.com/album/44Ig8dzqOkvkGDzaUof9lK?si=I1GwHoe1Q22MtCVt5bIs0g) — Led Zeppelin (1971) It feels like winning a lottery I'm thinking about reviews of the first and third albums and I understand that's not enough. Not enough words in the world to describe how I like it, how pleasant it is for me. Led Zeppelin and IV as well is not easy music which I can turn on anytime I want to, but it's so worthwhile when it's happening. It's all-enveloping complex sound that transfers me into new dimension, different reality. Led Zeppelin is exactly that band, one of the few bands that makes goosebumps to me. This alone is worth the highest rate. I'm thinking maybe I'm still undervaluating their music and it should be much wider in my playlist and in my life. Well, there'll be two more of their albums in the challenge. So, I'll guess it's just a matter of time for a deeper dive 5/5 Liked: — Black Dog — Rock and Roll — The Battle of Evermore — Stairway to Heaven — Four Sticks — Going to California — When the Levee Breaks
Was always getting three for Stairway to Heaven alone. The driving urgency of When the Levee Breaks upped that to four. Let it run and start again, and everything else that had seemed quite average first time around improved on second listening. In the end Sandy Denny guesting on Evermore clinched the five.
Some stone cold classics and a little filler. Liked this more than I expected to…3.5 rounded up to 4 then I guess…
A classic for a reason!!
Wow
ok I get the hype now!
Stairway to Heaven is overplayed on classic rock radio but it doesn’t really matter because it still sounds great after a 1000 listens. The rest of the album is great too. Not a bad song in the bunch
Este disco es realmente increíble. Su versión deluxe es altamente superior y lo lleva a ser un 9/10, pero en esta versión sigue siendo una gran escucha más que llevadera y con lo mejor de Led Zeppelin. Tiene otros discos que son excelentes, pero este combina y tiene todo lo posible para pelearse allá arriba como el mejor disco de la banda. 4/5
I don't want to say "overplayed" but at a certain point in your musical journey, you may say ... "that's enough Zeppelin." Past the 100th listen, there really isn't much left for anyone to hear. They have an unassailable place in Rock History, but the music by itself is far from timeless.
i liked this! some songs were too long but i liked the quieter prettier parts that felt less like traditional led zeppelin
Enjoyed it mostly
I’ve never listened to this album on a Welsh beach but it was pretty amazing in my spare room in England.
A great album with some top tracks including the classic Stairway to Heaven.
I have a rather hazy but euphorically happy memory of being on acid and wandering through the sand dunes on Llangennith Beach playing this album (probably multiple times) at full volume on a ghetto blaster. I think it was as close as I’ll ever get to a truly religious experience. Sorry/Not sorry to anyone who was there with me or nearby.
There has been no shortage of people who have tried and failed to replicate what this band has accomplished. Physical Graffiti shows the breadth of Zeppelin’s talent—and although some of the nostalgia has been lost to me over the years, there will always be plenty of new fans to discover what there is to appreciate.
Led Zeppelin is an all-time favorite for me, and while this is their first album that came up on the list, it's likely to be their best for me. Black Dog is an awesome opener. Rock and Roll will get me a speeding ticket some day. Plant's vocals play off the mandolin so well in The Battle of Evermore. Stairway is Stairway. Top album for me and glad to own it.
I forgot how many bangers are on Led Zeppelin IV.
Led Zeppelin’s untitled 4th album, and also my favorite. The other ones are also great but this one has Black Dog, Stairway To Heaven, and When The Levee Breaks. It can’t get much better than that.
2 stars for stairway to heaven
Boring
not my type of music
Fine
i only cared for stairway to heaven tbh
This is an incredible album with a great collection of songs. Favorite tracks: Going to California, Misty Mountain Hop, When the Levee Breaks
Hard hitting and poetic rhythm all at once with a head banging never ending joy. love him always.
Often considered the best album Led Zeppelin produced, I disagree. That doesn't change the fact that it's still a phenomenal album. Every song has its place.
Is it the best Led Zeppelin record of all of them? Perhaps. But for me it is my teenage years hearing rock and roll for the first time through my friends beat box. Some songs on here that are classics, some that are dead on rock n rollas. Love this record.
Low 5 cause it was fantastic but I do not understand how it also had filler
The best
Stand-out tracks: Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Misty Mountain Hop A much better album overall compared to their debut. Although I would say less tracks stood out to me, none are particularly weak/a skip. Ofcourse, Stairway to Heaven carries this album, but the first half is a great time. It slows down a bit by the end, so this one sits somewhere between a 4 and 5 for me. Stairway gives it that extra push needed for a 5 ; )
Highlights: everything Brilliant record that never loses its hype. If it doesn't aim for a cocky hard rock sound it beautifully goes for calmer medieval fantasy intrigue (2nd half of side one). I don't usually like that sort of aesthetic, but here it was ok. Of course, there is your standard assortment of their signature weepy romantic songs, but I have to say this was my billionth time listening to the record and it just never gets old. What makes this record way better than their previous works is that they don't have those drawn out session-like "pauses" where they just play a boring bit into infinity. Here the tracks are just about the right length and there was a decent variety of different sounds.
I have mixed feelings on this one lads. It somehow felt low effort and lazy despite being good
I really enjoyed listening to this album which is a quite rare since it is the first time im hearing these songs for all but one (ofcourse i heard stairway to heaven before, it really is a banger). i can't quite jet pick some songs to put in my playlist, therefore i would need to listen to all again first. But that is surely something i am planning to do. I would give it a 9/10 but since thats no option i will be nice and give this album 5 stars!
属于是能听出来很屌
Good album. Rock and Roll, Misty Mountain Hop, and When the Levee breaks are all highlights for me. John Bonham is one of my all-time favorite drummers. Love listening to him play.
Ok album, with some nice guitar riffs. Stairway to Heaven, but overall they don't appeal to me.
I forgot how great this entire album, I really need to get this on vinyl
Perfect
Another album I had heard in pieces over the years, but never in one sitting. I can understand the adoration of this band and album, and again, it's hard to listen to without the obvious inspiration/appropriation of black music. Jones's drumming shines, Plant's lyrics and vocals are on point, Page's licks are smooth, and Bonham's bass fills out the Zeppelin sound in a defining way.
Some classics but feeling split between 4 and 5. Song variety clinches it
The other thing about this record in my assessment of it over the years is that even though the overplay has affected my score of it over the years, it really has not made the two least radio played tracks on the album better for me. One of the biggest problems though for me is I've never really liked Battle of Evermore and Four Sticks anywhere near as much as I do the other six songs on the album. And even with the massive overexposure I have with the rest of the album it's never made them bubble upwards. This is still a great album I am giving it Five stars here on the app but it is still to me an extremely high 4½ stars really scraping the five All in all this album Still does it for me just not as much as it used to. (9.95) ★★★★½
I can't deny it is good, but I dislikes Plant's voice. 4 stars
4.5/5
Not much to say about this other than it's reputation as one of the greatest albums ever is well deserved. I think the band improves upon its already incredible preceding albums -- the songs are tighter, it's more diverse, and they ditch the extended blues jams and drum solos. The folkiness they started to explore on LZ3 is present here as well, and songs like "The Battle of Evermore", "Going to California", and "Stairway to Heaven" offer a nice balance to the more traditional blues rock of "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", and "When the Levee Breaks". I think everyone in the band is at the top of their game here -- the musicianship is great and Plant has really come into his own as a lyricist. Pretty sure every one of these songs has been my favorite at some point, and even the ones that get played to death on classic rock radio resonate. 5 stars, and possibly the best album on this whole list.
A true trillion tonne ultra Classic Rock classic. Pretty phenomenal throughout and definitely in the pantheon of all-time great albums. The opening drum beat of When The Levee Breaks is iconic to the max and Stairway To Heaven is one of those very special ultra-songs that show off what music is all about. The only thing I can knock against this album is that Toto pulled off ‘album IV’ even better with their very own Toto IV. Rosanna - sort of a dream combo of Black Dog due to it being an emphatically brill opener and also the bluesiness in the end section, Stairway To Heaven because of the multi-part epicness of it and When The Levee Breaks because of the iconic-to-the-max opening drum pattern. Make Believe - solid second-in-the-hole track. Does the same thing as Rock And Roll off Les Zep IV except more yachty so ‘Yacht And Roll’. I Won’t Hold You Back - weepy gorgeous ballad that does the same thing as Battle Of Evermore except with James Newton Howard string arrangement for mandolin and Timothy B Schmit from the Eagles for Sandy Denny. Also not about Lord Of The Rings unless it’s about Sam not wanting to hold back Frodo in his quest for the bringing the ring to Mt Doom (I Could Be) Good For You - a triumphant rocker. Doesn’t really have a direct Led Zep IV equivalent but could be about Sam realising he is good for Frodo in his quest for bringing the ring to Mt Doom. It’s A Feeling - a shivery, subdued ballad. Does the same thing as Going To California except Toto are already from California. Advantage Toto. Afraid Of Love which segues into Lovers In The Night - super fun pair of bouncy rockers. Does the same thing as Misty Mountain Hop but with two better songs for the price of one. We Made It - icier, more menacing rocker. Fills in the same role as Four Sticks. Theme for Sam and Frodo when they reach Mt Doom and chuck the ring to defeat Sauron Waiting For Your Love - super bouncy RnB number. Very Michael Jacksonesque in style. Sexily slinky. Slinkily sexy with smoothest of smooth synths - another trump card Toto IV has over Led Zep IV. Africa - the motherlode. Matches Stairway To Heaven in terms of poeticness and being just as rousing and anthemic. If there was an 80s version of Almost Famous then this is the song the young Cameron Crowe type would be cuing up on his record player to demonstrate all that is wonderful about music and to disprove his pop and yacht rock-sceptic mum.
Amazing
Album impresionante, con temas atemporales y eternos.
An album with only bangers and lotr references. Yes please
An absolute classic. Arguably their best. Arguably legendary.
It is a perfect album.
Better than I remembered it being, not the stonewall five out of five it typically gets.
One of my friends described it as "complete bollocks". I do not share his opinion. I may have been over-exposed to it when younger and my favourite song changes sometimes but I still play it and love it.
One of the best ever. If anything, I'm slightly underrating the famous tracks since I've heard them so many times previously. Ending with When the Levee Breaks is the perfect exclamation point.
Very solid. Bouncing between IV and V on this one.
Nearly went with four because some of the medieval folklore stuff feels a bit much, but it’s a monster of a record so we’ll let them get away with it.
I think this is a great LZ album and a great rock album. However it's just not my type of rock. I find it very "white people doing Black people music but not as good" like this is blues rock for a new audience. I know I know. Still, the most enjoyable LZ I've heard so far!
Nie chciałabym się z nikim kłócić, i nie będę, ale to jest chyba jeden z zespołów przesadnie wyniesionych na piedestał w historii rocka. I zanim źle się zrozumiemy, jest tu sporo ciekawej muzyki, naprawdę dobrej w swoim momencie w czasie, natomiast poza singlami niewiele tu się dla mnie broni z tej płyty. Może trochę tekściarsko, ale razem z muzyką niekoniecznie mi się to spina. Poza tym nie mam najlepszej opinii o niektórych osobach z tego zespołu i tak, zginę na wzgórzu broniąc opinii o rozdzielaniu artysty i twórczości.
Their best album.
Pretty undeniable
I mean, it’s a masterpiece of rock n roll. Every track is a belter. When the Levy Breaks is one of the greatest tracks of all time. You could take Stairway to Heaven off this album and it would still be phenomenal. Made my Sunday morning getting to listen to this gem again.
I’ve reached an age now where I look back on my life and wish I could go back to a certain point and do it all a lot differently. That date would be the day this album was released. I remember buying the album and having to quickly listen before going out that night. The Black Dog riff was ringing in my ears when I was out. I felt special that I was perhaps the only one I was with who knew it. That included a student from York University who I had been working alongside over the past weeks on a community project. She gave me a lot of signs that she liked me which I failed to take up. I walked five miles home that night regretting this never to she her again but still with Black Dog in my head. Such is the power of that song when I hear it I go back to that missed opportunity. Not because of what might have transpired with the girl but because it was the point in my life when I had everything in front of me which I was yet to experience. Listening to the album as a whole and the sensation it brings always reminds me of my lifetime regrets as well as the highlights in my life. But always there is the thought of if only I could go back to that day, hour and minute. So this album is a true soundtrack of my life. BTW a Stairway to Heaven does exist. It goes up the side of Red Pike from Buttermere in the Lake District. Try it - preferably listening to this album like I have many times. 5/5 30/8/26
It's got the lot. Absolute belters, decent bluesy songs, mediocre foksy stuff and shite ballads.
While this is enjoyable, it's not the masterpiece it's been canonized as. There are undeniably good songs on it: "Rock n Roll" rocks, "Misty Mountain Hop" has a nice groove, and the drums / harmonica combo on "When the Levee Breaks" is haunting. But the rest? There's an awkward start-and-stop rocker, a meandering drum showcase, an anonymous folk rock song, an actively annoying mandolin fest, and...well, "Stairway to Heaven." While I do like "Stairway," I can't help but feel that the first half is nothing special, with nonsensical lyrics. The climax is great though! This is probably the band's best album, and it's probably for the best it's got some variety instead of just being a bunch of guitar wizardry. But I can't get past the things I don't like about the band - Plant's histrionics, the fantasy lyrics, the often clumsy songwriting - when they're not rocking out.
I loved the album so much, for me it was a great start of hearing other albums and artists. The vibe is so Beatles coded ( I love the Beatles so I needed songs and albums like that)
Comparado a los 3 anteriores de led zeppelin, este álbum no es tan bueno, pero decir que es malo o mid seria estupidísimo, muchos temas iconicos y muy reconocibles de la banda, también se nota la evolución en composición de la banda, muy buen álbum
My beloved band almost half of my life Going to California and When the Levee breaks are my favorites Yes, Stairway is somewhat overplayed
🤘🤘🤘
Nice album, but very short
PERFECTION. Nothing else to say. I reckon I’ll be hard pressed to hear an album better than that during this challenge.
No amount of listening will convince me that I like led zeppelin
This certainly rocks. There isn't a lot of original thought on this. Just plodding retreads. As usual with zeppelin the songs are great and then the vocals start.
Great album. Bluesy and unique
A 5 star classic all the way. A legendary band at the top of their game.
Maybe I need to listen to it again, but I couldnt rlly get into it that much, 3.5
Some classic songs on here, I always enjoy listening to a bit of led zeppelin
I know I won't like this
Look it was alright, nice guitar
Incredible album, one of my favorites.
YEEEEEEEHAWWWWW would never put this shit on myself but when it comes on, best believe i'm a rocker bitch SO MUCH ENERGYYY WHEEEEEE also really love the folk-y stuff they added w the mandolin and flute/recorder
This made me drive over the speed limit.
I'm learning that my reception of these albums is highly dependent on my overall mood that day. This one for me was alright. I liked the opener and closer. Stairway is... you know, stairway. I thought the more lowkey tracks were more interesting than the straightforward (derogatory) rock n roll tracks.
It’s 5 stars, it’s no skips, it’s Led Zeppelin IV, it’s Zeppelin’s best album, it’s one of the best albums of all time. Any album would probably be 5 stars just for including Stairway to Heaven but then this one has half a dozen other absolute hits around it. It’s insane how good it is, I feel like I need to spin around in circles like the Tasmanian Devil when I listen to it. When it’s over I just immediately start playing it again. I love how much variety there is in the songs while still being so cohesive as a whole, I love all the little variations in tempo and time signatures, I love Robert Plant wailing and pleading and whining, I love all the medieval Lord of the Rings ass tomfoolery. I’d give it 6 stars if I could. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Rock and Roll” and “When the Levee Breaks” (this version has multiple montages like Rocky IV and I can’t pick just one from this album)
I liked this one better than the last. More mature and less divorced dad vibes which is good.
Second led Zeppelin album so far and I feel bad saying it but I think this music just isn't really for me, they have a lot of moments that I think are excellent and have awesome energy, like the little Irish flute noises on stairway to heaven, or the first bit of black dog, but it often just sort of peters out into noise after that. Obviously they're an incredibly talented band that probably only sounds typical to me because they were pioneers of this genre, so I can't really say that there is anything I wish was different but I think this just doesn't really hit for me. Maybe I wish they sounded nicer or had more interesting instrumentation but that's also not really the point of their sound. Lez out score: still 2/5
no stairway! denied! i was kind of annoyed to see another zeppelin album come up so soon after we just had zeppelin ii… getting tired of robert plant’s voice & kinda bummed this is the album we have going into the weekend that being said this album is undeniably good, some really iconic riffs & overall just good time rock n roll.. of all the zeppelin records this one for sure belongs on the list and under other circumstances i would have enjoyed listening much more. whatever also going to california is my favorite i wish more of the songs sounded like that loved listening to the discord recs over the weekend! egg bread hot sauce
Absolutely love this album
Black Dog and Rock and Roll is a powerful 1 2 punch. Pure rock music. Battle of evermore has not aged well or maybe was always bad. Shitty mandolin. Zeppelin without drums is much worse. Stairway. Flutes or melotron at the beginning? Out of tune? Misty Mountain Hop has such a terrible verse section. Perhaps it’s redeeming quality is that it makes you so excited to listen to the rest of the song which is very good. Highlights are baby baby baby do you like it and I really don’t know oh oh oh oh oh. Robert Plant special. Going to California is another Robert plant special and not as shitty of mandolin. Would not have been made better with drums as battle would have, but still a weak track. Bridge kind of sucks. If it came out today I would still like it but I wouldn’t like battle. When the Levee breaks is good but is playing the blues, so bad. This is why I don’t really get it when people say JPJ was a great bass player. Same to page. What are we doing here? Great drum beat and just not tight at all. The bass goes in the turnaround though. Great song overall of course. 15/20
Er vel kanskje den beste
*points to sign* [NO Stairway to Heaven]
Idag har jag lärt mig att man inte ska ha för höga förväntningar när man lyssnar på ett album. Jag gillar StH och GtC så mycket att jag blev besviken på de andra låtarna. Sedan var jag nog inte på humör för rockiga låtar som dessa då jag precis hade vaknat.
I love this album, and considering Columbia House is finally shutting down now in 2026, this album popping up feels appropriate. This was one of those albums I got on CD for 1 cent back when I was a teen.
Yes that justifies a 5.
Starts off really great, then starts to lose you in the second half. Still, you can’t ignore the highs of this album. The performances are great (Plant is especially entertaining), and it’s full of great lyrical imagery and musical moments.
A good album and a very good listen.
As with every Led Zep album, I greatly enjoy the rock songs and could live without the acoustic tracks. The heavier songs on this are extremely good though. Proper generational stuff. Best: Misty Mountain Hop Worst: Going to California
This is the perfect album for all Led Zeppelin fans, with riffs, anthems, storming drumming and 'Stairway to Heaven'. However, what is ideal for fans is problematic for me. As I wrote in my review of "Led Zeppelin II", the personified rock ’n’ roll attitude bores me to death over the course of a whole album. While it has its highlights, especially on the second side of the LP or the second half of the album, it's not great overall. If you take away the fact that it's an iconic album, I'd only give it a good, solid rating. When I want to listen to Led Zeppelin, I prefer other albums (namely "III", "Physical Graffiti").
This of course is such an incredible album. So many hits off this. I have great memories of purchasing this CD with my dad long ago, and it was also the sound track to many of the first songs I learned on guitar. 5 stars for the music and the memories.
While I'm not the world's biggest Zeppelin fan, this is undeniably a good album. Eight great songs, no filler, no skips. (Minus one star because Zep have historically 'borrowed' a lot from relatively unknown black musicians who don't usually see any royalties)
Really enjoyed the first half of the album, the whole thing is great ofc. Guitar in stairway to heaven was wondrous. Would listen again
Great songs intermixed with some men.
Great Zeppelin!
This is my third Led Zeppelin album. Where Physical Graffiti was great, this is phenomenal. Almost this whole album is classics. You could pick several songs as your favorite on the album and it would be hard to disagree. It's an easy 5/5, and while it's near the top of my 5's, I think it falls a little short in feeling like a cohesive album.
Storico
I've just heard it all too many times. It's a great album, the classics are classics for a reason, but for me personally I would not put this on to listen to.
I know how good a Zepplin album can be. I’ve giving 2 a 5 star review and 1 is definitely my favourite, so the bar for what I’ve listened to is rather high. With that context out of the way this left me a little mixed. From the opening of Black Dog to Stairway to Heaven I think it’s perfect. Then the album loses me a little until the closer, When the Levee Breaks. The three tracks in between aren’t bad, they just don’t do much for me. A great 4 stars
This album is great. And that is something you know since it begins. The last track is also marvellous, so full of joy and energy. And what to say about "Stairway to Heaven", maybe one of the best songs ever made. This Led Zeppelin album is a wonderful record. But it is not flawless. And it is something that may be controversial due to how highly acclaimed this album is. It is a masterpiece, and it has many great, even magnificent songs. But others are not that work of art. For me, the follow-up, Houses of the Holy, is the real masterpiece of Led Zeppelin, although this album has some of their best songs, and two of the greatest ever made. It is fantastic, as a record, it works really well the way it is... it flows so quick yet it gives you such energy. And every song is really good at the least, do not get me wrong. The only conflict I find with this album is how great some songs are and how they opaque other less magnificent tracks. Some are very big, really outstanding, and the album does not favour every single song, at least the way the tracklist is distributed. I do not think, however, that any other order would be better, just that some songs are not very outstanding. Sure, there is a bit of an eclectic feeling that I love, how it turns semi-medieval at "The Battle of Evermore", how hard-rock "Black Dog" is, and how pastoral "Going to California" feels (also, a very Led Zeppelin sounding track). It is amazing to find such beautiful songs and that sound only Led Zeppelin delivers the way Led Zeppelin can and do... they are one of the best in music, great and wonderful musicians, so powerful and full of emotion. And that is why I would love to say that this album is flawless, but I cannot say so. What I know is that they prove they are that ten out of ten in other albums, and that this one is, still, one of the greatest rock records of all time. Not anyone can do a "Starway to Heaven" nor any band can do a Led Zeppelin IV. And, even if it is not flawless, this album is just how great they can be. Led Zeppelin doing their thing, making great music. That is all. This album is fresh and bold, and, even in those little details in which it lacks of something else, it is still an album that is a grandiose stone in the history of rock and roll.
01) Black Dog - 9,0 02) Rock and Roll - 9,5 03) The Battle of Evermore - 9,0 04) Stairway to Heaven - 10,0 05) Misty Mountain Hop - 9,0 06) Four Sticks - 9,0 07) Going to California - 9,5 08) When the Levee Breaks - 9,5 TOTAL: 9,31 (93/100) Current ranking: 36/1005
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Let me tell you a story. The year is 2011. I'm 19, and I'm just beginning my adult life. I've just started to rent this microscopic apartment across my college, and I'm finally free from the ire of a dysfunctional family, finally independant. It's hard, when you realize you have to buy your own toilet paper, and you make dumb decisions, like using your rent money to buy video games like a complete moron. But that's what being an adult is all about : fuck around and find out. And one thing I hadn't fucked around with enough in my teenage years was music. I was a nerd, I only listened to video game music, but I wanted to change that. I discovered the Beatles and Beethoven through happenstance (stole the CDs of my mother's ex), but now I wanted to actually choose what I would listen to. So I searched music from groups I had vaguely heard of, like the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Who, etc. That's when I stumbled upon Stairway to Heaven. I know, it's a cliché to love that song, everybody does. But I knew, after only a few notes, that this would rock my world. And it did. I still don't really understand the lyrics of that song, and I've never searched it up. It doesn't matter. The poetry hits me. The melancholic voice brings shivers to my spine. The instruments, the passionate way they're played, the eery sounds they make, they floor me every time. I'm not a music specialist, I can't tell you why this song is phenomenal, I can't analyze it, I know nothing about the theory. It doesn't matter. Stairway to Heaven creeps into my very soul. But of course, this isn't a review for Stairway to Heaven. After listening to that song, I took an interest for Led Zeppelin, and I downloaded all of their albums (not very legally, if you must ask), and I listened to everything. Of course I didn't love all of their songs. Some I found boring (the bluesy ones), some I enjoyed but didn't find special, but I also discovered plenty of songs that, while not as immaculate as Stairway, were very close. And by pure coincidence, 6 of my favorite Led Zep songs are on this album. Or maybe not coincidence : they knew what they were doing. You got everything here. The heavy, energizing Black Dog; the pure rock song aptly named Rock and Roll that's reminiscent of Chuck Berry and Little Richard; the beautifully epic Battle of Evermore with its heavy Tolkien references; the weird, funny, stoner story of Misty Mountain Hop; the powerful, soothing folk song Going to California; the mesmerizing, gut-wrenching When the Levee Breaks... And fuck it, even Four Sticks is pretty great. This album is truly fucking insane, and no other album on the planet is as density packed with amazing songs.
Misty Mountain Hop more like Misty Mountain Slop
Yes Stairway is the best song here, but it would be on most albums. Take it away and you’ve still got a 5* album. Classic
Another album which is a story of two halves - the first half is brilliant (mostly - “The Battle of Evermore” is a bit questionable). “Stairway to Heaven” is almost spiritual in its brilliance, and probably the greatest rock song ever. The problem with that is you can’t follow it up, and the tracks that came after on this are just so forgettable when compared to the opening half.
Black Dog is just a brilliant cathartic sing along song. Even I, a woman limited patience for guitar noodling, can get behind that solo. I actually really enjoyed all of this though. Which was a bit of a surprise as I have been a little luke warm on the two previous Led Zeppelin albums that have come up. Whether it was the sunny weather, or this just really is the best Led Zeppelin album I don't know, but this deserves a: 4/5
Yea this has got to be the best LZ album but it's still just a four star album for me. Most of these songs are really great but "Misty Mountain Hop" I find to be pretty annoying unfortunately. It's not enough to ruin the album or anything. Overall I just don't have any personal connection to this band the way others seem to. Favorite track: Stairway to Heaven
Not my cup of tea, but I give it 4 stars cos it's Led Zeppelin
Salvo Stairway to heaven parace que es la misma canción todo el disco. Aunque solitas si están buenas rolas. Escuchar STH me recordó la primera vez que la escuché 🤯🤯🤯
No soy muy de Led Zeppelin, aun asi Stairway to Heaven la salva mucho a este album. Todas las canciones me suenan medio igual jajajaj, algunas si estuvieron medio aburridas. 6/10
Kolmas Led Zeppelin -albumi listalla ja alan ymmärtää koko ajan paremmin ja paremmin, miksi Led Zeppelinia pidetään maailman parhaana bändinä. Mieletön albumi. Avaus Black dog ja Rock and roll ottaa luulot pois ja keskellä massiivinen Stairway to heaven pitää otteessaan jokaisen sekunnin ajan. Ei huonoa hetkeä tällä albumilla. Bonhamin soitto, Plantin laulu… legendaarista. Listalla alkaa muodostua pieni kisa Beatlesin ja Led Zeppelinin välille ja tällä hetkellä näyttää sille, että Led Zeppelin on parempi; omaperäisyys, soittotaito, biisimateriaali ja rokkaavuus on toistaiseksi kuulluilla albumeilla piirun verran Beatlesia edellä. Toivottavasti Zeppelinia tulee listalla vielä lisää. On ollut ilo tutustua tähän mahtibändiin syvällisemmin listan ansiosta. Helppo 5/5
Stairway to heaven magnifique, second son préféré when the levee breaks. L'album va loin dans le délire et j'apprécie beaucoup. Plus abouti que le 3eme ?
A classic, not sure I’ve ever listened to Stairway in full, rather than clips.
Nice
Black Dog - 4.5/5 Rock and Roll - 5/5 The Battle of Evermore - 4/5 Stairway to Heaven - 5/5 Misty Mountain Hop - 4/5 Four Sticks - 3.5/5 Going to California - 3.5/5 When the Levee Breaks - 4.5/5 I mean, what else is there to say about this? Arguably one of the greatest records in rock where nearly every track here was or is a hit. It has Stairway to Heaven, which gets a lot of rap for being the best rock song ever written and rightfully deserves so. And it could stand alone on this album if not for 3 more classics (Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and a phenomenal rendition of When the Levee Breaks) also being on here. I don't think this album is perfect however, with the two tracks leading up to When the Levee Breaks are a bit of a let down from the rest. This would be teetering between a 4* and 5* but I think this is a justified 5* because of the landmark hits. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks
Good but didn't really enjoye it
just not that into rock, im more into indie rock
Going to guess there's at least two other Zeppelin albums that will be here, possibly three. I don't know that I know this one as intimately as Led Zeppelin I, but Black Dog and Rock and Roll have always been favorites (and Stairway is maybe overrated...) but this always has been and always will be an excellent, world-class album. Again, not a ton to say here.
Good stuff, love the bluesy vibe of Black Dog, 70s whimsy of Going to California, and ovs Stairway to Heaven is fun theatrics. Dad rock ftw
A very well curated album, enjoyed the variety! Standouts: Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog & Going to California
One Heck of an Album! Hard to rate it below 4 in my books. Its just stacked with iconic and timeless music! (4.5/5.0)
Master piece!!
It’s Led Zep IV. Nuff said. Prefer Led Zep 3, but that’s just preferences. Plant’s vocals still not for me, so 4.
What is there to say about this album that hasn’t already been said. It’s great, every member puts out a generational performance to make one of the best albums of all time.
Classic !!
The quintessential hard rock album from the quintessential hard rock band. What’s not to like. Yeah you can get into culture appropriation etc I guess. Influence etc. Like it, own it but find myself saying every Zep album, just don’t quiet love them. Don’t know why just don’t, just not that last 2% into favs. Classic album never less. 4.5 Star
Great album already had two songs in my playlist
I'm not the biggest Led Zeppelin fan but this is a great album. My favorites on this are Misty Mountain Hop, When the Levee Breaks. As a jazz fan the irony of this is hilarious but Stairway to Heaven feels too long.
Thanks to this list, it turns out I like Led Zeppelin.
Accidentally listened on shuffle. Great album. I stopped working for a bit just to listen. Alright. Better than most of what we listen to.
When I was 12 or so, my dad bought my step brother Led Zeppelin's greatest hits when he started learning guitar, and it wasn't long before I got my hands on the CD (and a guitar). On my next birthday, my dad bought me Led Zeppelin IV, and the rest is history. It's been years since I really gave it a proper listen, but every time I do, I'm reminded of its greatness. Jimmy Page was the king of riffs—though Black Dog's riff (written by JPJ) is arguably the greatest riff in their entire oeuvre. Stairway to Heaven is one of the greatest tracks in rock history, and despite its length, doesn't overstay its welcome. Over the years, I've come to appreciate John Bonham's role in the band, and how his drum parts accentuate the guitar parts. They were an absolute powerhouse of a band, and while this may not be my favorite record of theirs, it's probably their best.
Timeless, classic, standard for 5 stars.
Rate: 8.5/10
the first time I listened to this I was about 10 years old, and it absolutely blew my mind. that was nearly 40 years ago, and very little has changed. absolutely perfect album. 5/5.
Discovering this as a teenager is a canon event.
just not rlly my thing tbh it was rlly slow and i don’t like his voice at all. I just generally don’t like songs that sound like they’re being sung by old ppl sorry not sorry
Rating: 4.9/5 Short Review: I knew this album had a huge reputation before listening, so I expected to be impressed. What surprised me was how varied it is. I was expecting a wall of hard rock, but instead it moves from crushing riffs to delicate folk without ever feeling disjointed. The only reason I don’t give it a perfect score is that I found myself connecting much more strongly with some songs than others. The highs are unbelievably high, but a couple of tracks didn’t leave the same lasting impression. Favorite Track: “When the Levee Breaks.” The drums are unbelievable. The whole song feels massive, slow, and almost hypnotic. It’s the track I kept wanting to replay.
Whole lotta Zeppelin to start out this list for me, not that I’m complaining, but the odds of hitting three of their albums within my first fifty are pretty ridiculous. I used to think that this album was overrated, but ultimately I just connect with some of the other Zeppelin albums more and this is still peak regardless. Stairway to Heaven deserves all of the hype surrounding it, and Levee is maybe the best blues track of the band’s career. The performances are on point.
I’m slightly inclined to call this overrated simply because I haven’t spent much time listening to Led Zeppelin in my life but I will concede that this is an amazing album. Not an all timer for me but I get why it would be for some. Clearly a band with incredible talent.
Legendary. Changed rock & roll.
Featuring lyrics that easily could come from a fourteen-year-old boy's notebook and repetitive sub-prog and recycled blues riffing, this album ruins John Bonham's excellent drum playing by stacking a bunch of clutter on top of it. Only really redeeming track is "Stairway To Heaven" which manages to go full prog and has some decent semi-abstract lyrics that aren't paper-thin for once.
I probably listened to this record twice a day for months when I first got it. As a teen LOTR nerd I was occasionally annoyed by all the vague LOTR references in the lyrics that didn’t make any sense, but that didn't matter much to me compared with the music. At this point Robert Plant gets a bit on my nerves. Oooh-ooh yeah. Aaaaah-aaaaaaaaaah. But the rest of it is still pretty great: the bass, the drums, the guitar. “The Battle of Evermore” is the standout track for me, partly for the mandolin but mostly because Sandy Denny is singing on it. However, “Stairway to Heaven” is one of those songs that I have heard too many times at this point, so I hereby confess that I skipped it. Ask me in another 10 years if I've listened to it again yet.
The good bits are good but some of it is just so silly. Maybe it’s Spinal Tap’s fault that some of it sounds like a parody?
Stairway to Heaven ❤️
Yeah this the one. Had surely heard when the levee breaks before but wow what a tune.
Bra skiva
Gubberock, men tross alt noen hits.
This one truly was en-route to my first 5 but Four Sticks isn’t great, and I can live without Going to California. The rest is absolutely essential though. What a band they were. I can only imagine the excitement of being around when this kind of music was released for the first time…
The album with Stairway to Heaven song on it could only be an ultimate album ✨
A revelation of a lifetime
Pretty much as good as hard/blues rock could get in the 70's. The bands playing is top notch and the slower songs are mixed well into the album. Probably the best Zeppelin album. 4/5 Will listen again
Truly an incredible album. Stairway to heaven is an EXPERIENCE every SINGLE TIME. I LOVE THAT SONG. Going to california is so good, so beautiful. I mean, it's just so great. One of the greatest albums of all time. Only thing is some of the songs are a little annoying sometimes, maybe they drag on a bit, or there's too much going on, which takes it away from a perfect 10/10. SO FUCKING GOOD THOUGH.
Bof.
Favorite songs: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks
Nicht meins
1. "Stairway to Heaven" 2. "Rock and Roll" 3. "Going to California"
Easily Led Zeppelin's best album! Going to California is arguably their best song other than Stairway to Heaven, and the fact that they're both on the same album is insane. There's a song for everyone on this album; this is too good. 4.5-5
Really great album. No wasted songs and some all time greats.
Favorite track(s): Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Four Sticks, When the Levee Breaks Son of a bitch, it is that good. Heard before Previous rating: 8/10
It’s a great album and deserves to be on the list!
What a banger of a Friday album. I have listened to this record in its entirety probably 50 or so times, but I listened once again and it’s still incredible. Every single song lands on the positive side of the scale, from “good” to “great” to “it’s fucking ‘Stairway to Heaven’, what do you think?”. A masterpiece from one of the greatest rock bands to ever do it, this is one of the easiest scores I’ll ever give out: Led Zeppelin IV will be my twenty-third 5/5.
3,5; the Stairway to Heaven is perfect, but overall did not much to me, still debut album is the best 🫣
A few familiar and enjoyable tracks, otherwise pretty standard Led Zeppelin. OK.
There was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, Sad Satan
i like
felt like shepard boy music
1. dog - 3 2. rock - 3 3. battle - 1 4. heaven - 5 5. mizty - 2 6. ztickz - 1 7. california - 2 8. levee - 3
Luv white monster Luv me lawn mower Ate zoomers Ain't ageist just don't like em Simple as Overrated Imo
Luv white monster Luv muh lawn mower Ate zoomers Ain't ageist just don't like em Simple as
It's the Stairway album, it's obviously fantastic, great album art, no notes
It's so strangre how I had never truly listened to this album before, though Starway to heaven was one of my favorite songs during my adolescence, and I used to lidten to Black Dog every 2 seconds due to my cousin who was in a band and rehearsed and played it above any other song. Now that I gave myself the oppontunity to actually listen, I found so many interesting elements to it, and I find it even more interesting.
The kind of music that needs to be paid attention to otherwise it's a bit annoying, but when you do actually listen to it, it's so good
it has Stairway, what else would this be given?
This is just stunning. Brilliant.
albeit not a big fan of rock, "stairways to heaven" and "Going To California" are good jams.
Well, another canonical album for it's genre before I'm even 10% of the way through the list. I'll get to the album in a sentence or two, but either I underestimated how loaded with definitive albums the generator is, or I've just been way too frontloaded. In my first 100 albums I've had Paranoid, Abbey Road, Songs in the Key of Life, Lady Soul, Revolver, and now Led Zeppelin IV. That's like 5 out of the top 20 rated albums, and I've gotten nothing from the bottom 20. I know I'm still a long way to completing the list, but still I can't help but feel like right now I'm sailing on smooth seas before a storm of uninteresting filler albums come in. Rant out of the way, LZIV is great. Like really great. It's arguably the best hard rock album ever. That being said, it may have caught me on a bad day, but I couldn't lose myself in it like with my top scorers, hence the one docked point. Something about the overplayed nature of it and the dissonance between the hard rock bangers and the mellow acoustic songs. Still a must listen though.
When rock and roll giants walked the earth. So many of these songs are foundational to me from hearing them on QFM 96.3 (20 years after the album came out) constantly to being the first songs I learned on guitar. And for all the jokes, Stairway still is one of the most epic songs ever. 5 stars for Stairway alone.
There are valid reasons to want to hate this album, but the greatness of the opening riff on Black Dog cannot be denied.
I spent my adolescence and early adulthood deeply hostile to Led Zeppelin as the embodiment of clichéd cock-rock. I'm mostly indifferent toward them these days, but of the albums I've explored for this project, IV is the one I "like" the most (or, more accurate, "dislike the least"). I even kinda like "When the Levee Breaks." "Going to California" is ok too, and "Rock and Roll" is a legit banger, even if it isn't my thing. I literally never, ever need to hear "Stairway to Heaven" again though. 3.5 stars.
One of the greatest!
Typisch led Zeppelin, leuk om te luisteren
5/10
Listening session: july 26th, while making lunch Listened to before: listened to a few songs before Thoughts: so after getting their five most popular albums, this is my Led Zeppelin album rating: IV > I > III > II > Physical Graffiti. That being said, this album was a killer with a lot of big tracks I knew beforehand Favourite tracks: Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven & Going to California
I cant stand Led Zeppelin
I mean, one of the classics. Shows most of the highlights of Zep with almost none of their creepiness or drudgery. Not my favorite Zep, but unarguable if it’s someone else’s.
I feel the same with this as I did my first LZ album on here. It's solid but I'm not really a huge fan of the vocals for most of it, he's only one step above Axl Rose. Stairway to Heaven is obviously an undeniable classic, but when the song is that famous it's kind of hard to not be a bit overrated - the start is good and the end is amazing but the rest is just solid. I don't really have much more to say here other than, again, I did find this a bit repetitive and found myself wanting to skip by the time I got to the outros.
Black dog - 5 Rock and roll - 5 The battle of evermore - 5 Stairway to heaven - 5 Misty mountain hop - 5 Four sticks - 4 Going to california - 5 When the levee breaks - 4
Probably their best LP.
Not heard this one in decades. The hits get played everywhere, so it was nice to reconnect with songs like Misty Mountain Hop, Four Sticks and When the Levee Breaks.
Classic album, every song is perfect!
It’s Led Zep IV. What else needs saying?
Stairway to Heaven was my brother Robert's prom theme. 🙂
Rockin'
(4/7) they're better when they're acoustic
82/100
eh
It's Led Zep IV. It starts With "Black Dog" It has "Stairway to Heaven" It ends with a cover of one of the first blues rock songs on record (Memphis Minnie's "When The Levee Breaks") It has Plant, Page, Bonham and Jones. It's a 5.
Honestly, it was kind of a rough listen. I'd never listened to Led Zeppelin prior to this but I had heard so many people praise them and their music a lot, so I went into this with pretty high expectations and hopes. Especially when Led Zeppelin is considered as such an influential band. My only thoughts after my listen is they are overrated. I don't see the hype for them. It was just a bunch of boring repeated guitar riffs and high-pitched scream-singing (which got really grating after a while). It just isn't catchy enough for me. I spent most of the album thinking about what music I would play after as a sort of palate cleanser. It was fundamentally good music-wise, I guess. But just because something is considered good doesn't mean you have to like it.
We should be hearin’ some fuckin’ Zeppelin!!!
Hermoso álbum, 100% necesario escucharlo
Decent Rock
I’m very familiar with most of the songs on this album. I’ve even listened to this album a few times prior. Growing up with classic rock stations also hammered some of these songs into my head, for better or worse. I’m not in love with this album. I appreciate it for what it is, and it’s just overplayed. Going to California is my standout track. I understand the praise for Stairway to Heaven, and it just doesn’t do it for me. I’m giving a 3, it’d be a strong 3.7-3.9 if this rating system were more granular.
Led Zeppelin is one of my favourite bands. Initially, I thought I would give four stars as I like some other albums of them more, but in the end there is "When the Levee Breaks" and I guess every record that has this song on it should have five stars.
Competent performances. Ok but derivative songs. Dated production. Hum drum. ultimately it’s another run of the mill 70’s rock album that only made the list because in 2000 the rock cannon was defined by Rolling Stone writers and other American boomers. Let’s hope the next edition prunes these behemoths.
Banger de bangers. No tengo mucho para decir, todo bueno y al mismo tiempo raro. Stairway to heaven está en su propio tier. Nada que agregar 10/10
It’s alright stairway to heaven is a highlight
One of my early favs.
Very good
Day 1 and I get Stairway to Heaven. Great album for the time it was released, but by today's standards w it would be stoner rock since a large portion of it is about Hobbits.
Mooi man. Stairway, When the levee breaks, Misty Mountain Top
Fantastic album even if Plant's voice can get annoying after a while.
There are more than a few perfect songs on this album.
I don't guess I realized all these iconic songs were on the same album!
4.5 - Classic. Nothing but great songs.
Hard rock and blues rock built from thunderous guitars, driving rhythms, folk-inspired acoustics, and powerful vocals feels like exploring an old castle where every room is impressive, yet only a few are memorable enough to make you linger. The album balances brute force with quieter, more atmospheric moments, making it consistently interesting, though for me only intermittently captivating.
Masterpiece
Robert Plant 🤮 Jimmy Page 🤮 John Paul Jones 😁 John Bonham 🤩 I’ve simply never enjoyed Zeppelin. Type of band the most annoying musician in the world insists you have to like. I enjoy the song Rock and Roll though.
Not many albums can compete for the most classic of all classic rock and roll albums in my head but this one is probably right in the mix. Iconic guitar and vocals that gets locked in to your head with so many songs that endured and aged well. I appreciate the move to record the album in a cottage and just focus on the vibe and the music. Also Page pushing to release an unnamed album with no title on the sleeve is crazy, they knew what they had was special and that it would speak for itself and he was right. Very good experience to go through it fully for the first time.
Absolutely excellent album.
If…. IF, I had a complaint about this record, it would be that the A side and B side should be flipped for the best listening experience. I understand why that’s not the way they did it, but in a modern setting, it’s a far better listen. Otherwise, no notes. It’s the greatest rock & roll band of all time at their absolute peak. If you have it on vinyl, please listen to it this way, it’s so much better.
Stairway to Heaven and Four Sticks are great. Rest of album is 3 stars
Vibes: 3 Instruments: 5 Production: 4 Emotional Value: 5 Storytelling: 4 Album Cover: +0 Stand Outs: The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven Overall Rating: 4.2
It’s Zepplin what is there left to say that hadn’t been said. Damn does When the Levee jam into your soul…my word.
Okay.... im way too behind BUT I DONT WANT TO REQUEST A BREAK Mmmm I only knew Stairway to Heaven honestly the rest was kind of boring
Best ever led
My favorite Zeppelin album and that's saying a lot because their whole discography rocks. Honestly, if you don't like this, I don't want to be your friend.
Huikea. Tosi hyvää rokkia. Stairway to heaven on aivan ihana kaikessa suuruudessaan.
bangers and mash
9/10
Led Zeppelin's best. Also, I love when I have the album of the day on vinyl.
Great album with some real classics. Only reason I'd rate it lower is because some songs have been a bit overplayed.
Not exactly my cup of tea, a bit too monotone. But I definitely understand why it's on the list.
Great album. Unreal that there are so many great songs all on one album. Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven.
the first music was so cool i did'nt listened because i was put of time but the second music of the album was cool i liked the vibe maybe in the future i will listening this album in the future i loved the vibe
Del 1
Excellent album. Every song is amazing. One of my fave songs of all time is on this album ( Battle of evermore)
What an s tier album... Lots of banger and I liked almost all their songs. The second half wasn't as good as the first I feel like this is their album that got the most attention Songs I liked Black dog Rock and roll Stairway to heaven Review -8.5
BANGER! Come on, it is an all-time classic!
hey I know this one.
I’ve never really got led zeppelin I know they’re legendary and it was mind blowing for people in the 70s etc but it just leaves me a bit cold. I can appreciate the guitar work and all that, so I’ll give it a couple of stars. Maybe I need to wait until I’m in my fifties and then it’ll just click, but for now I’m politely out. Ta. Favourite track: I don’t know, one of them with a big riff.
219. ok
Perhaps their best album, but on a revisit I had a few more reservations than I thought. Half of it's perfect, but I can take or leave the middle four tracks. The Battle of Evermore is Robert Plant at his silliest, caterwauling about ringwraiths – though Sandy Denny is much appreciated – and I find myself actually not crazy about Stairway. Still, the album's great. Black Dog would be any other act's best opening track, but for a band who also have Immigrant Song and Whole Lotta Love, it's just a Tuesday. When the Levee Breaks might be the coolest they ever sounded. Perhaps it's just too soon since rolling Physical Graffiti!
It would be hard to find an album by anyone to beat this one. Some may equal it but none will surpass it. My favourite and most played Led Zeppelin record. Each of the first four albums were great but they peaked with IV which meant unfortunately downhill hereafter for me. There were still plenty of good songs to come of course but as whole albums go, if only one of theirs was on the list this should be it. P.S. Someone (who will remain nameless) told me today they couldn’t stand “Stairway to Heaven”. I was stunned! Thinking about it, I must have been dreaming surely as this cannot be possible in the real world??
Feels a bit too much listening to two LZ albums in such a close timeframe. This one is probably the one I’m most familiar with and as I mentioned before, as a band, they’re one of the better dad rock bands in my opinion. However, the drumming is too much on this album and some of the guitar solos are a bit unbearable. Stairway to Heaven is guff and Misty Mountain Hop should have been binned Going to California was quite lovely though.
I don't get it, I never have, and I doubt I ever will. How is Stairway to Heaven so beloved? Why do so many of these band's albums eventually just descend into boring 12-bar blues? Why is everyone just fine with the wailing? How are we only 37 albums in but rolled two of the same artist FOUR TIMES? Mysteries of the universe, never to be solved.
Fantastic
Инста пять баллов же Могу крутить этот альбом в голове
I’ve always wondered why these bands opted to just number their albums instead of giving them proper names.
ABSOLUTNY KLASYK, pivot z popowych Zeppelinów w kierunku eksperymentalnych
Lovely album for all ages
Cool Cool Cool
An iconic classic rock album, and my personal Zeppelin favorite. Easy 5/5.
4th in a crazy run of albums. Always had a thing for When the Levee Breaks. Drums sound so good - recorded in a stairwell, if I remember correctly?
Hard to argue that this is anything but an absolute classic. Borrowing a bit from folk, rock, and blues and then dialing it way up with a heady dose of psychedelia worked out pretty well for these guys.
What an album. I was trying to justify giving it a 4 instead of 5, but Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop and When The Levee Breaks make it unjustifiable.
"Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on"
I used to think that I hated Led Zeppelin. But then I noticed that outside a stairway to Heaven I seem to like a song or two from them. Then, as I was listening to this album, I realized that I like a few songs on this album. And suddenly now I have a 15 song playlist that's all Led Zeppelin.
Shrugs. It's fine.
their best work. no fluff, just 40 minutes of a band crashing down a flight of stairs. 4.5
Some of the tracks here suffer from being played to death. I don't go out of my way to glaze Zeppelin. I think putting some of my personal feelings aside this is a 5 star on principle. Battle of Evermore is fantastic. One thing that has always bothered me was the B-part in 'Going to California'. They have such a great thing going and then they ruin it. I have memories of catching that song on a radio station on a beautiful day and everything lines up perfectly and then I would have to pretend that part doesn't exist for however-many seconds it is.
I really liked the songs in this album, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven (the famous ones) and Misty Mountain Hop, and Four Sticks. They all have the same rock feeling, but there is a folk twist in there as well. Guitars carry the music a lot.
Pretty iconic, pretty good. Still a lot of yelling sometimes which grates on me a bit but most of the album is good 3.5/4
peak
Uno dei migliori album della storia del rock.
Voiko levylle jolla on Stairway To Heaven antaa alle 4 tähteä? Black Dog, Rock and Roll ja Stairway To Heaven tietenkin kantaa tätä levyä. Going to California oli kiva folkimpi kappale, Misty Mountain Hopissa oudot harmoniat, When the Levee Breaks kunnon main character blues bänger. On kova levy
Thought this was a more recent rock album with an older feel but turns out it came out in '71! As a LOTR enjoyer, love that they have references in the titles and lyrics. "The Battle of Evermore" is so sick. Peak
awesome!
They weren’t the same band after Len Houmous and Robert Plant had a punch up. 4.5 8/8 When The Levee Breaks
Led Zep are a band I have never really 'got' the way many do. I like some of their stuff, others just kind of wash by, but there's no doubt that when they are on it, they are fucking on it!
👍
This album is so canonized that people stop hearing its excesses. It is self-mythologizing, occasionally overblown, and very pleased with its own power.This is not a humble record. It is a monument.
Another absolute rock masterpiece, obvious 5 stars and another staple from my youth. Can't help but think, while listening to the last track - brilliant rendition of blues standard When the levee breaks, of just how few great blues records there are on this list.
I've just never been a huge Zeppelin fan. There are a couple good songs in here (and Stairway is a classic) but not really my thing.
Classic.
A few absolute fucking classics surrounded by pretty fine songs 3.5 rounded up
First thoughts are how 'great balls of fire' this is, I guess just very Elvis sounding. I like ‘rock and roll’ a lot ‘Battle of evermore’ is very fleetwood mac The guitar in ‘stairway to heaven’ is epic ‘misty mountain hop’ is quite creepy Overall kinda chill but cool vibes
Friday, 3 July, 2026 Is it Ben a question? Drum fills for days. When the bands most popular song is the worst song on the album…it’s a stone cold killer.
Misty Mountain Hop er den eneste sang her der ikke er 10/10
Glædelig #1000!!! Deres første plade er bedre, men den her kan sgu noget specielt. Nogle af æraens største bangers er på den her, men der er tbh også et par kedelige numre. Med al mulig respekt, Led Zeppelin hopper virkelig fra "uuh lad mig knep dig mama" til Tolkien nørderi og tilbage igen som var de 14 år gamle.
Such a classic.
This is a truly excellent album. The melody flows at a perfect pace, keeping the energy high without feeling rushed. The guitar playing is masterful, showing great skill and power. I also loved how the background voice seems to fight against the beat, creating a unique and exciting rhythm. It is a classic record that is simple to enjoy and hard to forget.
fri 7/2/26 — listened with nikki. enjoyed the energy. annoyed spotify doesn’t have original sounds just the remasters. would listen to more led zeppelin.
Só bangers, um staple pro rock moderno
A surprising listen given what I understand of Led Zeppelin's music--their less famous songs are far folksier than I ever assumed. Favorites: Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, When the Levee Breaks
Album 49/1001. Listened 7/22/2026. All day, everyday.
What can you say that hasn't already been said?